Thanks for this. Aside from the effort involved in raising and lowering, which could be because as you say, it's heavy, it doesn't go quite all the way down. The possibility of critters did come up and it's still possible, but the surveyor had his doubts and the previous owner did make it a point to raise and lower the board regularly. Even so, something is impeding free movement and jamming at the very end of letting it down.
Another possibility is paint build up. The board shows striations through to old paint layers. Either way, we have to get in the trunk, it looks like. We don't want to just leave it up after specifically seeking out a boat with a centerboard. This will be one of the things that happens this winter. Thanks again for the overview of how it would be done. We will let anyone who is curious know what we discover in this process. R&L On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 5:01 PM, <cenel...@aol.com> wrote: > Mine is a 1995 XL/kcb so YMMV. Plus there are others on the list who may > have an identical c/b model to yours. > > With those caveats, here goes: > > Your center board is probably a weighted board--not just a piece of > fiberglass. If it is anything like mine, it could weigh close to 1000 lbs. > I have a 3:1 purchase and a #30 Lewmar self tailing winch to raise mine > and it is tiring. > > If it isn't weighted, your cb trunk may be filled with living and dead sea > creatures, especially if it was not moved up and down much in the past. > > Of course it could be weighted and filled up with crud as well!. > > If it is similar to the design used on my boat, the only way to reach the > inside of the cb trunk is to lower the board completely until it rests on > the forward part of the > trunk with the pennant (cb cable) completely loose. This may mean undoing > the cable stop mechanism on the cabin top and having the boat in the travel > lift during this > inspection/clean-out. > > Otherwise, the yard will likely need to dig a hole under your keel to let > it cb down completely. They will likely 'balk' at having your boat up high > enough on jack stands to do this without a hole. > > Of course most yards are not fond of either of these solutions! > > If you do lower the board completely, replace the pennant and any fittings > attached and inspect/replace if necessary all the sheaves and water tight > seals that define the path > of the pennant as it goes from the board to your cabintop. These may be a > little 'tired' after all these years! > > Also this is a good time to thoroughly clean/paint/fair/etc. the keel/cb > trunk and board. > > OTOH if you don't need/want the higher pointing ability that the deep > board provides, you could just 'pin' it in the up position permanently and > ...'forget about it". > > I know several C&C cb cruisers who have done this and never worry about > the board--especially if the cb trunk also serves as a serious, shoal draft > keel in its own right. > > Good luck and welcome to the list. > > Charlie Nelson > Water Phantom > 1995 C&C 36 XL/kcb > Greenville, NC > > > cenel...@aol.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Lisa Lias <lisal...@gmail.com> > To: cnc-list <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Sent: Fri, Nov 2, 2012 2:32 pm > Subject: Re: Stus-List 39 Mk1 again -> to Mazatlan > > Thank you so much! We just got her moved to her new home before Sandy > hit. Quite a baptism, but she did fine. > > Now here's a question for those with centerboards: ours is tight. It will > go up and down but it's a bit of a job, (at least compared with our 22 foot > Rhodes we sold to help pay for this boat.) > > The surveyor didn't think it was anything major. But has anyone else had > this issue? Are we going to need to have the whole thing taken out and out > back in? If so, what is THAT like? > > Any input is appreciated, and thanks again for the welcome. > > See some of you on the Bay, > > Ron and Lisa > un-named 35 mk III > Rhode River > > On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 2:22 PM, Joel Aronson <joel.aron...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Ron, Lisa, >> Welcome and congrats! I have a 35/3 just north of you on Mill Creek, and >> there is another person here with a 35/3 centerboard in Rock Creek. >> I've only had mine a year, but I've done a lot of upgrades with a lot of >> help from the list, and would be happy to answer any questions. >> >> Joel >> 35/3 >> The Office >> Annapolis >> 301 541 8551 >> >> >> On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 2:16 PM, Lisa Lias <lisal...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> We just got our 35 mk III - Greetings, List! - but this made us drool. >>> >>> Ron and Lisa >>> 35 mk III, name change pending ceremony >>> Rhode River MD >>> >>> On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 2:05 PM, Russ & Melody <russ...@telus.net>wrote: >>> >>>> Ditto! >>>> >>>> At 10:53 AM 02/11/2012, you wrote: >>>> >>>> I'm in. >>>> >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> *From: *"Frederick G Street" <f...@postaudio.net> >>>> *To: *cnc-list@cnc-list.com >>>> *Sent: *Friday, November 2, 2012 11:48:03 AM >>>> *Subject: *Re: Stus-List 39 Mk1 again - rudder issue >>>> >>>> I'm in -- let's everyone on the list go in for a few bucks, and we can >>>> timeshare… :^) >>>> >>>> It's 34F here right now. >>>> >>>> Fred Street -- Minneapolis >>>> S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( >>>> >>>> On Nov 2, 2012, at 9:47 AM, Jim Watts <paradigmat...@gmail.com > wrote: >>>> >>>> I noticed last week that Outrider is for sale. It's tempting, that >>>> boat has been almost totally fixed up, according to the listing. >>>> Mazatlan...nice and warm this time of year. >>>> <http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1974/C%26c-Sloop-2466572/Mazatlan/Mexico> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >>>> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >>>> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >>>> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >>> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >>> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Joel >> 301 541 8551 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> >> > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo > Albumhttp://www.cncphotoalbum.comcnc-l...@cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > >
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